1000 Songs/LENOX (Lewis Edson)
LENOX (Lewis Edson)
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[edit | edit source]Arise, my soul, arise; shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears:
Before the throne my surety stands,
Before the throne my surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
He ever lives above, for me to intercede;
His all redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead:
His blood atoned for all our race,
His blood atoned for all our race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.
Five bleeding wounds He bears; received on Calvary;
They pour effectual prayers; they strongly plead for me:
“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,
“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,
“Nor let that ransomed sinner die!”
The Father hears Him pray, His dear anointed One;
He cannot turn away, the presence of His Son;
His Spirit answers to the blood,
His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.
My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear;
He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear:
With confidence I now draw nigh,
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.
Author
[edit | edit source]Charles Wesley wrote Arise, My Soul, Arise in 1742. It was included in his book Hymns and Sacred Poems.
Translations/Challenges
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[edit | edit source]Music
[edit | edit source]Lewis Edson composed LENNOX and was one of the first American composers. He was part of the early American singing schools in the late 1700s.
Tune
[edit | edit source]LENNOX was first included in The Chorister's Companion in 1782. It quickly became one of the most popular fugal hymn tunes of the time. It has since been rearranged into a homophonic setting for modern singing. Without the fuging the simpl tune can become somewhat boring. It is entirely diatonic and has a fairly slow harmonic rhythm. It's hymnic meter is 6.6.6.6.8.8 with repeat.
Arrangements
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